Paintbrush holder



Nov. 8, 1949 R. A. BR ASWE LL 2,487,516

' PAINTBRUSH HOLDER Filed July 24, 1946 FIGURE l.

' INVENTOR.

' REUBENABRASWELL ATTD RNEYS Patented Nov. 8, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

2,487,516 PAINTBRUSH HOLDER Reuben A. Braswell, Decatur, Ga.

Application July 24, 1946, Serial No. 685,818

1 Claim.

The invention relates to a paint brush holder, and more especially to apaint bucket attachment for holding a paint brush.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of an attachment ofthis character, wherein the same can be readily and conveniently mountedon a paint bucket, so that when a paint brush is at rest, it will beheld in a position to have the drippings flow into the bucket, and thuskeep the paint from the handle of such brush while not in use.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an attachment ofthis character, wherein the same is readily and easily adjustedaccording to the size of the brush to be held thereby, and also enablesthe brush to be disposed at rest so that it can be readily acquired whennecessary for painting purposes.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an attachment ofthis character, wherein -it can be conveniently located on the side wallof the paint bucket and firmly secured to the same, without the use orservice of tools, the attachment being of novel construction and isunique in the arrangement of its parts, which are few in number.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of anattachment of this character, which is simple in construction,thoroughly reliable and efiicient in operation, strong, durable, readilyand easily applied and removed, and inexpensive to manufacture andinstall.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention andpointedout in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the attachment constructed inaccordance with the invention;

Figure 2 is a side view of a paint bucket, showing in elevation andpartly broken away, the attachment applied to the bucket.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the attachment constituting thepresent invention comprises therein, a winged head set screw l5, whichbinds against the wall I l of the bucket A for the firm and securefastening of the member in place thereon and in a horizontal positionabove the open top of such bucket.

Superimposed upon the shank or stem ll of the member is a substantiallyL-shaped bracket, having the branches l6 and I1 respectively atsubstantially right angles to each other, the branch l1 being upstandingand is provided with a vertical fork or yoke l8 for receiving the handle[9 of a paint brush 2!), which at the bristle portion 2| is adapted torest onto the head Ill of the T-shaped member, as best seen in Figure 2of the drawing, so that drippings from the bristles will flow back intobucket A, as the brush is inclined in its direction.

The branch 18 of the bracket is formed with an elongated slot 22 thereinin the direction of its length for adjustably accommodating anut-carrying bolt 23, which is cleared through the shank or stem ll ofthe T-shaped member, so that the said bracket and the latter can beadjusted relative to each other in accordance with the size in length ofthe brush to be brought to rest on the attachment, the set screw l5being for the purpose of allowing the attachment to be properly locatedon the bucket A, as should be obvious.

It will also be apparent that the cross arm l0 forming a straightedgemay be used to remove excess paint from the brush by drawing thebristles across the straightedge whereupon the excess paint will bereturned to the paint bucket A.

What is claimed is:

A paint brush holder comprising a cross arm, a shank extending centrallyand integrally from said cross arm, a pair of spaced parallel clampingjaws depending from said shank, said clamping jaws adapted to receivetherebetween the Walls positions along said shank, a bar portion termi-10 2,325,595

nating said L-shaped bracket in a plane substantially normal to theplane containing said cross arm, and spaced branch portions extendingparallel from the ends of said bar portion.

REUBEN A. BRASWELL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 810;640 Greener Jan. 23, 19062,184,460 Linder Dec. 26, 1939 Dieke Aug. 3, 1943

